A Guide to Preboarding

Your toolkit to maximize the time between offer acceptance and day one

Preboarding is where first impressions are reinforced or lost. Without a structured plan, new hires can feel uncertain, disconnected, or overwhelmed before they even start.

This practical guide gives HR, IT, and hiring managers a repeatable framework to deliver a consistent, high-quality preboarding experience that reduces risk, builds confidence, and accelerates ramp time.

What’s inside:

• An 8-step preboarding framework
• Editable universal and hiring manager preboarding checklists
• Customizable first-week preview template and role-based resource map for new hires
• Key preboarding metrics to track and optimize
• Everything you need to align HR, IT, and hiring managers around one smooth journey